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Mitochondrial myopathy, sideroblastic anemia, and lactic acidosis: an autosomal recessive syndrome in Persian Jews caused by a mutation in the PUS1 gene.
Journal of child neurology - 1 May 2005
Zeharia Avraham, Fischel-Ghodsian Nathan, Casas Kari, Bykhocskaya Yelena, Tamari Hana, Lev Dorit, Mimouni Marc, Lerman-Sagie Tally
Abstract excerpt
We report the seventh case of autosomal recessive inherited mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia The patient, a product of consanguineous Persian Jews, had the association of mental retardation, dysmorphic features, lactic acidosis, myopathy, and sideroblastic anemia. Muscle biopsy demonstrated low activity of complexes 1 and 4 of the respiratory chain. Electron microscopy revealed...
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